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Tony Allen, a major African musician and world-class drum-set player, was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1940 and has lived in Paris since 1985. Allen is best known as Fela Kuti's supremely talented sideman. After leaving Fela's band Africa 70 in 1979, Allen went on to establish a successful career as an independent musician. During his five decades behind the drum set, he has toured the globe and collaborated with musicians from King Sunny Adé to Ginger Baker to Damon Albarn.
Michael E. Veal is a musician and Professor of Music and African American Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Fela: The Life and Times of an African Musical Icon.
Tony Allen, a major African musician and world-class drum-set player, was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1940 and has lived in Paris since 1985. Allen is best known as Fela Kuti's supremely talented sideman. After leaving Fela's band Africa 70 in 1979, Allen went on to establish a successful career as an independent musician. During his five decades behind the drum set, he has toured the globe and collaborated with musicians from King Sunny Adé to Ginger Baker to Damon Albarn.
Michael E. Veal is a musician and Professor of Music and African American Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Fela: The Life and Times of an African Musical Icon.
Introduction / Michael E. Veal 1
1. Right in the Center of Lagos 21
2. Highlife Time 36
3. The Sky was the Limit 47
4. God's Own Country 68
5. Swinging Like Hell! 85
6. Everything Scatter 108
7. Progress 128
8. When One Road Closes . . . 146
9. Paris Blues 162
10. No End to Business 175
Selected References 187
Index 193
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
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Genre: | Musik |
Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
Thema: | Allg. Handbücher & Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780822355915 |
ISBN-10: | 0822355914 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Veal, Michael E.
Allen, Tony |
Orchester: | Veal, Michael E. |
Hersteller: | Duke University Press |
Maße: | 233 x 151 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Michael E. Veal (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.09.2013 |
Gewicht: | 0,322 kg |
Introduction / Michael E. Veal 1
1. Right in the Center of Lagos 21
2. Highlife Time 36
3. The Sky was the Limit 47
4. God's Own Country 68
5. Swinging Like Hell! 85
6. Everything Scatter 108
7. Progress 128
8. When One Road Closes . . . 146
9. Paris Blues 162
10. No End to Business 175
Selected References 187
Index 193
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
---|---|
Genre: | Musik |
Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
Thema: | Allg. Handbücher & Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780822355915 |
ISBN-10: | 0822355914 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Veal, Michael E.
Allen, Tony |
Orchester: | Veal, Michael E. |
Hersteller: | Duke University Press |
Maße: | 233 x 151 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Michael E. Veal (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.09.2013 |
Gewicht: | 0,322 kg |